Mining employee number reaches 20 thousand

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The number of people working in the mining sector of Mongolia has reached to 20.4 thousand in the last month, showing a 13% increase compared to the same period of previous year, says the National Statistical Commission. A 46% of all mining workers are provided with employment in metal ore production, while 40.7% of them are engaged with coal exploration, and 5.5% are employed in oil production. The statistics show a 52% increase in the oil sector employment, and 8% in the coal sector.